2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 2:17–18
17Solomon numbered all the foreign men in the land of Israel following the census his father David had conducted, and there were found to be 153,600 in all. 18Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
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2 Chronicles 2:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| numbered | וַיִּסְפֹּ֣ר | way·yis·pōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5608 count |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the foreign | הַגֵּירִים֙ | hag·gê·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1616 sojourner |
| men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H376 man |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| following | אַחֲרֵ֣י | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| the census | הַסְּפָ֔ר | has·sə·p̄ār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5610 enumeration, census |
| his father | אָבִ֑יו | ’ā·ḇîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| David | דָּוִ֣יד | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and there were found to be | וַיִּמָּצְא֗וּ | way·yim·mā·ṣə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| 153,600 | מֵאָ֤ה | mê·’āh | Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
2 Chronicles 2:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon made | וַיַּ֨עַשׂ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| 70,000 of them | שִׁבְעִ֥ים | šiḇ·‘îm | Number - common plural | H7657 seventy |
| porters | סַבָּ֔ל | sab·bāl | Noun - masculine singular | H5449 load, burden |
| 80,000 | וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים | ū·šə·mō·nîm | Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural | H8084 an eighty |
| stonecutters | חֹצֵ֣ב | ḥō·ṣêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2672 hew, hew out, cleave |
| in the mountains | בָּהָ֑ר | bā·hār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| and 3,600 | וּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת | ū·šə·lō·šeṯ | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| supervisors | מְנַצְּחִ֖ים | mə·naṣ·ṣə·ḥîm | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring |
Cross-references
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2 Chronicles 2:17 1 Chronicles 22:2
2 Chronicles 2:18 2 Chronicles 2:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.